With this test data in A1:A10 (with some blank cells in-between)

12

14

16
17

99

20

your alternative returns in B1:B10 :

17
16
0
14
0
12
#REF!
#REF!
#REF!
#REF!

The presence of blank cells in-between the data seems to throw the results
off.
It works ok provided there's no blank cells in between the data
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"olasa" wrote in
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Here's an alternative:

=OFFSET($A$1,COUNTA(A:A)-ROWS($A$1:A1),0)

If your data is in Column A, put the formula in Column B, and copy
down.


Ola Sandström


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